Protonix: FDA Drug to Relieve Nighttime Heartburn

An Overview of the Use, Dosing and Side Effects

Sleep disorders are running amuck across the United States. For many individuals lacking sleep, the condition is not related to a mental or psychological issue and, in fact, is not related to a condition involving an airway obstruction. In fact, some sleep disorder patients are simply suffering from a common, and chronic, case of acid reflux, or nighttime heart burn, often so debilitating that sleep is difficult to achieve.

Nighttime heartburn, or acid reflux, is very common among the evening hours. In fact, statistics have shown that many heartburn sufferers report symptoms are most common in the evening. As a result, the nighttime heartburn attributes to the sufferers inability to sleep and, therefore, ultimately leads to a decrease in successful work productivity and effective performance of daily living activities.

In an effort to improve sleep deprivation of sufferers with nighttime heartburn, healthcare professionals have begun to prescribe Protonix. As an FDA approved prescription medication, used in the treatment of night time heart burn, Protonix has significantly improved the quality of sleep for many individuals complaining of sleep disorders and, effectively, improving quality of life and work productivity.

Protonix, manufactured and distributed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, is a sustained release, prescription medication used to treat heartburn, or acid reflux, afflicting many adults in the evening. Through the use of Protonix, heartburn complications are subsided allowing for a better quality of sleep for the acid reflux sufferer. Protonix lends its success, in the treatment of heartburn, to the neutralizing of stomach acid, thereby reducing the pain and related symptoms associated with nighttime heartburn.